Joseph Luster
August 1, 2016 
Geek culture industry site ICv2 posted a chart that lists the top 10 manga franchises for spring 2016, and the results are pretty much what you might have expected. According to ICv2, the chart is based on interviews with retailers, distributors, and manufacturers, and the results reflect sales in all channels for the spring season.
You can see the full results, which have Naruto sitting proudly at the top and come from ICv2’s Internal Correspondence #90, below.
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Top 10 Manga Franchises – Spring 2016 |
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Rank |
Title |
Publisher |
Genre |
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1 |
Naruto |
Shonen |
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2 |
Tokyo Ghoul |
VIZ Media |
Shonen |
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3 |
Attack on Titan |
Kodansha Comics |
Shonen |
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4 |
VIZ Media |
Shonen |
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5 |
One Piece |
VIZ Media |
Shonen |
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6 |
Kodansha Comics |
Shonen |
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7 |
Dragon Ball/DBZ |
VIZ Media |
Shonen |
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8 |
Black Butler |
Yen Press |
Shonen |
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9 |
VIZ Media |
Shonen |
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10 |
Sword Art Online |
Yen Press |
Shonen |
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Note: Includes all channels |
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